Auckland vs Melbourne City

Final score: Auckland 3-0 Melbourne City in the A-League, February 28, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 5 meetings: 2 wins for Auckland, 2 draws, 1 wins for Melbourne City.

Overview

Football: A-League · Round 19
Form: DWWLL Auckland
: LDWLL Melbourne City

37' Zane Schreiber
40' ▲ S. Cosgrove ▼ H. Sakai
43' L. Rogerson · G. May 1-0
HT1-0
59' J. Randall · M. Woud 2-0
64' Sam Cosgrove
66' G. May · J. Randall 3-0
67' ▲ M. Memeti ▼ M. Caputo
67' ▲ L. Bonetig ▼ S. Souprayen
69' ▲ L. Brook ▼ J. Randall
69' ▲ J. Brimmer ▼ C. Howieson
76' ▲ K. Rahmani ▼ D. Arzani
76' ▲ E. Rashani ▼ M. Younis
76' ▲ E. Durakovic ▼ A. Kuen
86' ▲ B. Ferguson ▼ L. Rogerson
86' ▲ R. Mackay ▼ L. F. Gallegos
FT3-0

Line-ups

Auckland Formation: 5-4-1 · Coach: Steve Corica

1M. Woud 7.2
17C. Elliot 7.0
2H. Sakai ▼ 40' 7.0
23D. Hall 7.2
3J. Girdwood-Reich 7.2
15F. De Vries 7.9
27L. Rogerson ⚽ ▼ 86' 7.7
7C. Howieson ▼ 69' 6.2
8L. F. Gallegos ▼ 86' 7.2
21J. Randall ⚽ ⇢ ▼ 69' 8.6
10G. May ⚽ ⇢ 7.2

Substitutes 7

12J. Hilton
9S. Cosgrove ▲ 40' 7.2
77L. Brook ▲ 69' 7.0
45M. D'Hotman
22J. Brimmer ▲ 69' 7.0
28B. Ferguson ▲ 86' 6.6
43R. Mackay ▲ 86' 6.9

Melbourne City Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Aurelio Vidmar

1P. Beach 6.6
13N. Atkinson 6.6
2H. Delbridge 7.9
26S. Souprayen ▼ 67' 6.2
16A. Behich 6.9
19Z. Schreiber 6.2
8R. Teague 7.2
28M. Younis ▼ 76' 6.3
30A. Kuen ▼ 76' 6.7
14D. Arzani ▼ 76' 6.5
17M. Caputo ▼ 67' 6.3

Substitutes 7

40J. Nieuwenhuizen
35M. Memeti ▲ 67' 6.2
47K. Rahmani ▲ 76' 6.2
11E. Rashani ▲ 76' 6.5
39E. Durakovic ▲ 76' 6.3
4L. Bonetig ▲ 67' 6.7
36H. Shillington

Statistics

00⚑9

⚑710

43%Possession57%

17Shots11

9Shots on target2

3Shots off target5

12Shots inside box7

5Shots outside box4

5Blocked shots4

9Corners7

4Offsides3

13Fouls10

0Yellow cards1

2Saves5

291Passes398

201Accurate passes306

69%Pass accuracy77%

2.61Expected goals (xG)1.21

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Newcastle Jets	26	55 - 39	+16	48
2	Adelaide United	26	46 - 36	+10	43
3	Auckland	26	42 - 29	+13	42
4	Melbourne Victory	26	44 - 33	+11	40
5	Sydney	26	33 - 25	+8	39
6	Melbourne City	26	33 - 33	0	38
7	Macarthur	26	37 - 44	-7	34
8	Wellington Phoenix	26	36 - 48	-12	33
9	Central Coast Mariners	26	35 - 42	-7	32
10	Perth Glory	26	32 - 39	-7	31
11	Brisbane Roar	26	27 - 36	-9	26
12	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	27 - 43	-16	21